禁 (jīn) means Endures (prohibit). Below are 13 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
公共场所 禁 止吸烟。
Gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ jìnzhǐ xīyān.
Smoking is forbidden in public places.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 场所
禁 止随意砍伐树木。
Jìnzhǐ suíyì kǎnfá shùmù.
Felling trees at will is forbidden.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 砍伐
法律 禁 止垄断行为。
Fǎlǜ jìnzhǐ lǒngduàn xíngwéi.
The law forbids monopolistic practices.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 垄断
这个区域 禁 止停车。
Zhège qūyù jìnzhǐ tíngchē.
Parking is forbidden in this zone.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 区域
图书馆 禁 止大声说话。
Túshūguǎn jìnzhǐ dàshēng shuō huà.
Talking loudly is forbidden in the library.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 禁止
考场内严 禁 使用手机。
Kǎochǎng nèi yánjìn shǐyòng shǒujī.
The use of phones is strictly forbidden in the exam hall.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 严禁
这片山林现在 禁 止打猎。
Zhè piàn shānlín xiànzài jìnzhǐ dǎ liè.
Hunting is now forbidden in this stretch of woodland.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 打猎
有人公然在 禁 烟区吸烟。
Yǒu rén gōngrán zài jìnyān qū xīyān.
Someone was openly smoking in the no-smoking area.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 公然
市区 禁 止燃放烟花爆竹。
Shìqū jìnzhǐ ránfàng yānhuābàozhú.
Setting off fireworks and firecrackers is banned in the city.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 烟花爆竹
听完他的话，大家不 禁 笑了起来。
Tīng wán tā de huà, dàjiā bùjīn xiào le qǐlái.
When he finished speaking, everyone could not help laughing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不禁
看到这张老照片，我不 禁 想起了童年。
Kàndào zhè zhāng lǎo zhàopiàn, wǒ bùjīn xiǎngqǐ le tóngnián.
Seeing this old photo, I could not help thinking of my childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不禁
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Words that contain 禁
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Questions about 禁
How is 禁 used in a sentence?
This page shows 13 sentences using 禁 (jīn, "Endures (prohibit)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 禁 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 禁 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 禁?
The dictionary page for 禁 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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